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Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa

Mar 16, 2015 8:30 AM - Mar 16, 2015 12:00 PM

9495 W. Coyotes Boulevard, Glendale, AZ 85305

Medical Science Liaison Tutorial – The Basics for Success

Speakers

Craig  Klinger, RPH

Craig Klinger, RPH

Retired Director - Global MSL Trainer, The Office of Medical Professional Develo, Eli Lilly and Company, United States

In Craig’s more than 30 years working at Lilly, he has successfully worked in various positions in multiple therapeutic areas including neuroscience, diabetes and osteoporosis. Craig is a founding member of the Medical Science Liaison (MSL) program at Lilly where he worked in the New York City Metropolitan area for over 13 years in this field role. Craig spent 6 years as the MSL Trainer for Lilly USA and in 2017 became part of the Office of Medical Professional Development where is he assumed the role of the Global MSL trainer. Craig has been very active in developing benchmarking survey data on MSL standards across the pharmaceutical industry. Craig received the DIA Excellence in Service award in 2021. Craig retired from Lilly in 2024.

J. Lynn  Bass

J. Lynn Bass

Medical Affairs Lead, Mesoblast, Inc, United States

In her 26+ years of industry experience, Lynn has served in both individual and leadership positions within Medical Affairs at both large and start-up companies. She is currently the Medical Affairs Lead at Mesoblast where she has built field medical capabilities in a rare hematological therapeutic area. Lynn is a transformative leader with proven excellence in building & developing high performing teams. Along with her leadership positions, Lynn is very active in growing/expanding the MSL profession across the industry and is a frequent invited speaker. She has also authored/ co-authored several MSL surveys highlighting and assessing the MSL roles and she is is the author of the DIAs elearning program for the MSL role.

Robin  Winter-Sperry, MD

Robin Winter-Sperry, MD

Global Medical Affairs , Scientific Resilience, United States

Dr. Robin Winter-Sperry is currently the Field Medical Excellence, International / Oncology Lead at Pfizer. With roles of increasing responsibility, she was the Global MSL Lead at Ipsen. Prior to joining Ipsen, she was Head, Global Field Based Medical Excellence and Insights at Sanofi Genzyme after joining as VP, Strategy, MS. With extensive consulting experience as President of Scientific Advantage, she’s been instrumental in Medical Affairs strategy, operations including mergers, transitions and organizational design. She has pioneered the recognition of MSLs as a specialty in the biopharmaceutical and device industry, responsible for creating and developing many of the industry’s leading Medical Affairs and Field Medical teams.

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